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Name:
Common name:
chocolate cowry, mauritius cowry, humpback cowry
Synonym:
Cypraea mauritiana, (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Cypraeidae → Mauritia → mauritiana → Mauritia mauritiana → Linnaeus, 1758
Protection status:
Location:
Indo-Pacific / Philippines
Size of the specimen:
Length: 8,1 cm
Width: 5,9 cm
Height: 4,2 cm
Weight:
One of around 200 described species of cowrie or porcelain snails. The origin of the name "porcelain snail" is immediately understandable when you see these beautiful, highly shiny shells. These snails cover their shells completely with a protective membrane, the mantle, which not only supports the deposition of calcium for the construction of the shell, but also prevents other organisms from settling on the shell. This gives cowrie snails their characteristic shiny surface.
